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NYTimes.com: New Jersey Diverts Billions and Endangers Pension Fund
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. NEW YORK REGION | April 4, 2007 New Jersey Diverts Billions and Endangers Pension Fund By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH For 15 years, the state has been using money from its pension fund for state and local workers for other government purposes. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/nyregion/04pension.html?ex=1176350400&en=… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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[IWS] JILPT: JAPANESE WORKING LIFE PROFILE 2006/2007 [February 2007]]
by Eugene McElroy 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) Japanese Working Life Profile 2006/2007 -- Labor Statistics http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo-e/library/JapaneseWorkingLifeProfile… [February 2007] [full-text, 94 pages] JILPT publishes a booklet containing selected labor statistics to present a profile of Japanese workers from various perspectives. It covers basic statistical data to give a whole picture of Japanese labor situation, such as indices for economic environment, employment situation, working conditions, family life and social security policy. Also, it provides statistics on some hot topics dealing with current labor issues in Japan, including employment of elderly workers, increasing non-regular workers, foreign workers / labor migration, various working patterns, changing labor management relations, and so on. Chapter I. Economic Environment National Income/ Production Index/ Consumer Price, Purchasing Power Chapter II. Population / Labor Force Chapter III. Employment Employment Situation/ Employment for Persons 65 Years Old and Over/ Employment Situation of Non-regular/ Foreign Labor Chapter IV. Labor Mobility / Unemployment Chapter V. Working Conditions (Wages, Working Hours, Others) Wage/ Working Hours/ Industrial Accidents/ Retirement Allowance System Chapter VI. Education / Human Resources Development Education System, School, Employment/ OJT,Off-JT Chapter VII. Labor Relations Labor Union/ Labor Management Consultation System/ Labor Dispute Chapter VIII. Worker's Life Chapter IX. Social Security Social Security/ Labor Insurance Benchmark/ Social Insurance System **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 tel: 732-932-9513 ******** Desconfiem e se afastem dos individuos que adulam os poderosos e pisoteiam os desprotegidos. São de ruim caráter, falsos e mesquinhos, faltos de grandeza. Jorge Amado

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Send to a Friend: Article from TomPaine.com
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

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More people are working 9 to 5 past 55
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

This story was sent to you by: eugene mcelroy -------------------- More people are working 9 to 5 past 55 -------------------- A rising segment of the state's baby boomers are putting off retirement. Some begin second careers; others can't afford to quit. By Maria L. La Ganga Times Staff Writer April 3 2007 Gary Passmore sold his thriving public affairs business and moved to California with retirement in mind — a little fishing, some travel and a lot of relaxation. Then the stock market took a nosedive, his savings dried up and the blue suits came back out of the closet. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oldwork3apr03,1,1898319.story?coll=… Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

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Oklahoma may target illegal immigrants and their employers
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

This story was sent to you by: eugene mcelroy -------------------- Oklahoma may target illegal immigrants and their employers -------------------- A bill, following laws in other states, would deny benefits, give police the power to detain, and require firms that do state work to prove their employees' status. By Miguel Bustillo Times Staff Writer April 3 2007 Frustrated with the federal government's response to illegal immigration, Oklahoma is poised to become the next state to pass a tough law targeting illegal immigrants and the businesses that employ them. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oklahoma3apr03,0,36519… Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

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NYTimes.com: Sanctuary for Sex Slaves
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. OPINION | April 3, 2007 Op-Ed Columnist: Sanctuary for Sex Slaves By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Neo-slavery is the plight of millions of girls and young women (and smaller numbers of boys) around the world, particularly in Asia. http://select.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/opinion/03kristof.html?ex=1175745600&e… New! Access to this article is available for free to non-TimesSelect subscribers for up to 24 hours after the e-mail is sent. TimesSelect (http://www.nytimes.com/ts) is a premium service from The New York Times. ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: Board Accuses Starbucks of Trying to Block Union
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. NEW YORK REGION | April 3, 2007 Board Accuses Starbucks of Trying to Block Union By STEVEN GREENHOUSE The National Labor Relations Board has accused Starbucks of breaking the law 30 times in fighting union activity at four of its coffee shops in Manhattan. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/nyregion/03starbucks.html?ex=1176264000&e… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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[IWS] NBER: FOREIGN FIRMS, DOMESTIC WAGES [March 2007]]
by Eugene McElroy 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Foreign Firms, Domestic Wages http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13001.pdf [full-text, 50 pages Nikolaj Malchow-Møller, James R. Markusen, Bertel Schjerning NBER Working Paper No. 13001 Issued in March 2007 ---- Abstract ----- http://www.nber.org/papers/w13001 Foreign-owned firms are often hypothesized to generate productivity "spillovers" to the host country, but both theoretical micro-foundations and empirical evidence for this are limited. We develop a heterogeneous-firm model in which ex-ante identical workers learn from their employers in proportion to the firm?s productivity. Foreign-owned firms have, on average, higher productivity in equilibrium due to entry costs, which means that low-productivity foreign firms cannot enter. Foreign firms have higher wage growth and, with some exceptions, pay higher average wages, but not when compared to similarly large domestic firms. The empirical implications of the model are tested on matched employer-employee data from Denmark. Consistent with the theory, we find considerable evidence of higher wages and wage growth in large and/or foreign-owned firms. These effects survive controlling for individual characteristics, but, as expected, are reduced significantly when controlling for unobservable firm heterogeneity. Furthermore, acquired skills in foreign-owned and large firms appear to be transferable to both subsequent wage work and self-employment. **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 tel: 732-932-9513 ******** Desconfiem e se afastem dos individuos que adulam os poderosos e pisoteiam os desprotegidos. São de ruim caráter, falsos e mesquinhos, faltos de grandeza. Jorge Amado

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New Books in the Carey Library
by Eugene McElroy 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Lambert, Josiah Bartlett, 1954- Title: "If the workers took a notion" : the right to strike and American political development / Josiah Bartlett Lambert. Publication info: Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press, c2005. Physical descrip: x, 259 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Contents: "An inevitable and irresistible conflict" : The strange case of the disappearing American strike -- "Something of freedom is yet to come" : The early American labor movement and the right to strike -- "A nation of mock citizens" : The new American state and the right to strike, 1877-1895 -- "The very instruments of democracy are often used to oppress them" : The right to strike during the progressive era -- "Let the toilers assemble" : The new deal and the modern liberal right to strike -- "Get down to the type of job you're supposed to be doing" : World War II and the labor management relations act -- "Let us stand with a greater determination" : The National Labor Relations Act and the bifurcation of collective action in the 1960s -- "Playing hardball" : Permanent striker replacements and the limits of industrial justice -- "We deplore strikes because of the inconvenience" : Modern American liberalism and the right to strike -- "Something of slavery still remains" : The right to strike as a citizenship right. Subject: Industrial relations--United States--History--20th century. Subject: Strikes and lockouts--United States--History--20th century. Subject: Political culture--United States--History--20th century. Subject: Labor unions--United States--History--20th century. Subject: Labor laws and legislation--United States--History--20th century. Subject: Employee rights--United States--History--20th century. Electronic access: Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005008839.html School of Management and Labor Relations Library (Cook) call number: HD8072.5.L357 2005 -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 tel: 732-932-9513 ******** Desconfiem e se afastem dos individuos que adulam os poderosos e pisoteiam os desprotegidos. São de ruim caráter, falsos e mesquinhos, faltos de grandeza. Jorge Amado

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NYTimes.com: Diamonds Move From Blood to Sweat and Tears
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. INTERNATIONAL / AFRICA | March 25, 2007 Diamonds Move From Blood to Sweat and Tears By LYDIA POLGREEN Although diamond mining in Sierra Leone is no longer the bloody affair of a long civil war, it is still a grim business. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/world/africa/25diamonds.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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